The Caps hosted the St. Louis Blues for the opening salvo of a home-and-home series on Thursday night, which just so happened to be Country Music Night at Capital One Arena.
TJ Oshie, almost as if scripted, got the scoring started against his former team with a great individual effort on the power play being rewarded with a serenade of “Country Roads” from those in attendance. After a four-minute penalty kill, it’d be the Blues’ turn to have someone score against their original squad, as our old friend Nathan Walker was able to tip in a shot that also bounced off of Ethan Bear to even things up heading into the break.